If you'd like to come take photos of your child's Dance Class as they're working on
their Recital Dances, we'd love to have New Photos to add to our Wiki Collection!
Come Anytime-the sooner the better-Before Spring Break, if you can!
No formal appt is needed; just show up for class-and if you can take a few pics of a class
that meets before or after your child's class', by all means, Do!
If you can't copy the photos to a CD Jan can keep within 1 week of your visit, be ready
to let Jan copy the photos for you-she asks for Volunteers because she'd like to keep
Teaching while Photos are taken, and it's hard for her to do Both by herself!
She'd like to post New Photos on this Wiiki ASAP! So come to Class if you can! Thanks!
Exciting Recital News
All the Primary School Dance Classes will be performing for all their many
Adoring Fans on Sunday, April 29, at either 2:30 or 4:15 as assigned by Class,
(Not Necessarily By Grade in School). No Tickets Are Necessary!
2:30 Show:Blair, Edmison, Haskell, Jenn, Lawler, Reker, Silvert and Wendt Dancers-
All are due at Richardson by 1:50 Latest-already wearing Full Costume with Girls' Hair
already fixed. Dance Classes pose on stage for you to take photos starting at 2pm, and
all boy and girl dancers are required to viisit the Restroom with a Parent (to "try") Before
the Teachers start lining them up at 1:55.
DANCE RECEPTION: Dancers' Parents will sponsor a Reception to honor their children
after they perform, in the Tyler Brown Upper School Lounge; Contact Brenda Cochran
(Edmison Grade 3), 1st Dance Reception Chair, to volunteer if your dancer performs at 2:30!
4:15 Show: Dancers-Campbell, Gordon, McBride, Pyke, Taylor, Walker and Weidart-
All are due at Richardson by 3:45 Latest so every boy and girl dancer can visit the
Restroom with their Parent (to "try")-Before their Teachers start lining them up for
Parents to take Dance Class photos at 3:50.
4:30 Dancers would also like to have their Parents sponsor a Dance Reception in their Honor in the Jones Rotunda of Richardson Hall following their performance, if a Terrific Parent or Two will volunteer ASAP to Chair the celebration. All you need to do is
contact the other Dance Parents to tell them what to bring, or allow them to help you set-up,
serve, or clean-up. School provides tables and white cloth tablecloths. Room Moms can help
you spread the word! Please call Jan ASAP if you are willing to Chair! 404 765-3528
About Our Dances
All PS Dancers will perform one piece original choreography at their Spring Dance
Concert-dances that they're very busy helping me create right now in all our twice-weekly
Classes-so thanks for limiting absences whenever possible on Dance Class AND
Theater Rehearsal Days-the week of April 23 (that Schedule is Posted at the Very End
of this Wiki-sorry, but right now you have to scroll way down to get to it!)
Our Classes function like Teams, so we really Do need All Our Players-not just for the Dance Concert-but for every dance class, as well as for Theater Week Rehearsals,
all take place during the School Day, but Not necessarily on your child's usual Dance
days-or at his/her usualPE period, because PS Theater Rehearsals go in Program Order.
THEATER REHEARSAL Schedule 4/23-4/27
Is posted at the END of the Wiki-scroll down to see which specific Dates and Times We Need Your Child Onstage during the WK of April 23!Theater Rehearsals are scheduled in Program Order and may NOT be on your child's usual Dance Day or at PE time; mark your calendar and alert your In-School Tutor or Piano Teacher ASAP as the Theater Schedule Cannot be Changed, and We Need ALL dancers on our Team!
Our Dancers are glad to know they'll get to rehearse onstage 3 times during the
week of April 23, since they'll be performing "with real stage lights and everything"-
on the big Theater Stage in Richardson Hall- (which is Not the Chapel where you
come to see your child sing-the Richardson Hall Fine Arts Building is on the Upper
School Campus, just past the Main Gate and the Carlos Administration Building
Rehearsal Dates and Times for each Dance Class are posted on this Wiki,
But for now, you have to scroll all the way down to the end of the Wiki to see them-
(some bug in the Wiki program needs fixing)!
DANCE FEE PAST DUE!
A Few Parents Still Owe All or Some of their $160 Annual Dance Fee!
Please check your bank statements and if you question whether or not your
check to WAPS Dance was received, please email cindy.schneider@woodward.
PLEASE SEND A BLANK EMAIL ASAP to janduffy@woodward.edu--if you didn't
already do so this Fall, when Jan first asked for ALL Dance Parents to do this to help her
compile an email list for DANCE. Thanks! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Books by Harvard's Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education-Howard Gardner, that Jan Duffy Recommends:
Gardner, H. (1991) The Unschooled Mind: How children think and how schools should teach, New York: Basic Books.
Gardner, Howard (1999) Intelligence Reframed. Multiple intelligences for the 21st century, New York: Basic Books.
292 + x pages. Useful review of Gardner's theory and discussion of issues and additions.
Gardner, Howard (1999) The Disciplined Mind: Beyond Facts And Standardized Tests, The K-12 Education That Every Child Deserves, New York: Simon and Schuster (and New York: Penguin Putnam).
Gardner, H., Csikszentmihalyi, M. and Damon, W. (2001) Good Work: Where Excellence and Ethics Meet, New York:
Basic Books.
PLEASE READ & COMMENT
on one or more of Jan's blogposts published this past summer on Harvard's Good Work Blog- Blogpost 1 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Power of Many" Blogpost 2 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Role of Engagement" Blogpost 3 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Role of Collaboration in Excellent Teaching"
DONATIONS APPRECIATED Parents who wish to do so are welcome to make specified donations to the WA FUND in Honor of "WAPS DANCE", or their dancer, or Jan Duffy. Please feel free to ask that your donation be used for new, taller mirrors for the WAPS Dance Studio; the dancers and Jan would be very grateful!
The projected cost of new mirrors is $5,000, but we'd like to have some that would allow all the PS dancers
to see their feet; unfortunately, our current PS dance mirrors are sized for Adults and many children cannot see
their lower legs or feet in the mirrors.
My Pop Music Studio for Girls Where Girls have FUN learning about Music and Media Marketing Messages directed at women/girls.
New York Philharmonic Kidzone: Instrument Storage Room- This is a good source for streaming sound files featuring each instrument of the classical orchestra.
"Fun" for Parents This is the Reading Rockets website that is an incredibly useful resource for parents, teachers, and others!
Louisiana Public Broadcasting: Step By Step: Kids Trimming Down: Fitness & Nutrition Quiz Test your knowledge of children's health with this interactive quiz. Answer 20 questions about exercise, psychology, pediatrics and nutrition and then evaluate your understanding of this growing problem.
Email Ms. Duffy if you would like to Chair the Second PS Dance Reception this year! jan.duffy@woodward.edu
WHY THERE'S a DANCE FEE Because not all PS students choose to take Dance, WA tuition does NOT cover the cost of:
Dance Uniforms
Dance Shoes
Recital Costumes
Dance Classroom Props
Dance Recital Props
Dance Costume Accessories
Music for Dance Classes and Dance Performances
Music Copying and Editing
Blank CDs for Copying Musicecific to Dance
Classroom Decorations and Supplies Specific to Dance
Recital Hair Supplies, Sewing Supplies, Ribbons, Trims and Notions
Extra Printing Costs for Registration Forms
Extra Printing Costs for Recital Programs
Extra Printing Costs for "About My Dress Rehearsal" booklets
NO Money is budgeted by the Academy to cover the following costs, which are also NOT covered by the Dance Fee:
Dance Reception Food
Recital Reception Supplies
Water Bottles for Dancers and Guests at Dance Receptions
Ice for the Dance Receptions
Reception Table Decorations, or Flowers of Any Kind, for Anyone
Dance Reception Clean-Up
Gifts for Dance Reception Chairs, Backstage Help or Theater Help
Dance Classroom Celebration Any Kind for All 160 Dancers
Holiday, Recital, or End of Year Prizes or Favors or Good Behavior or
Special Effort "rewards" for 160 Dance students
Cleaning, Repair and/or Replacement of Props, Costumes, Accessories,
and other supplies borrowed by other Teachers and Classes.
THANKS to Dance Parents
Thank you for paying your Annual Dance Fee ASAP, and for donating when you can- and Many, Many Thanks for all the sacrifices you make of your time. talent, and energy, to "be there" whenever needed by our dancers and Jan Duffy. You're the BEST- we only Dance together so happily at WAPS because of YOUR support and encouragement!
A TYPICAL PS DANCE DAY:
All Primary Dance Classes, (Gr. 1 or 2 Ballet, or Gr. 3 Modern/Jazz) follow the same general routine:
1) Students Dress Out (FYI: Until Dance Uniforms arrive, the children wear their usual PE Uniform to Dance class. Boys never wear tights; they wear cool athletic shorts with a t-shirt Ms. Duffy orders them from Sports Authority, and dance shoes Ms. Duffy also orders. Ms. Duffy orders all the girls ballet shoes, which they wear with their usual school socks to their twice weekly dance classes; Ms. Duffy also orders girls' tights for the May performances for any of the costumes that look best with tights. 2nd Grade girls will get a skirted leotard for class; 3rd grade girls get a leotard and separate skort from Ms. Duffy-once these arrive-usually in September--sooner, if all the parents bring in their one-time $160 Dance Fee on Registration Day or very soon after. 2) Transition from Dressing Room to Class: Yoga Charts and/or Structured Improvisation. 3) Teacher Leads Warm-Up Exercises (Ballet: Simple Barre or Center-Barre) 4) Floor or Barre Stretches 5) Movements in Place (Ballet: Center Floor Exercises) 6) Traveling Movements (Ballet: Petit and Grand Allegro) 7) Combinations of Movements/Structured Improvisation/Choreography (Teacher's and/or Students') 8) Closure/Dismissal to Dressing Room (Ballet: Reverence') ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NOTE about BREAKS:
Over the Winter & Spring Break, please encourage your dancer to review and practice the dance steps they've learned, by making up a dance to show you! They can choose their own music, and create their own costumes and props too! Having the chance to fully explore the craft of choreography enlivens the study of technique, and makes dance classwork more relevant, personally meaningful, and exciting! (And develops the same areas in the brain used by neurosurgeons, architects, and airline pilots),
DON'T FORGET: THE RECITAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE is posted here on this wiki at the end of JANUARY 2012- please check it carefully to be sure you know exactly when your dancer/s will perform. Due to the FIRE LAWS, it's very rare for us to be able to accommodate more than 6 PS Dance Classes and all of their associated Family members and Fans in the theater at one time!
WHY you need to check this wiki: ALL dancers in the same grade may or may NOT be performing at the very same show time, and sibling/dancers in the very same family may or may NOT be scheduled to perform at the very show time if all the siblings are too widely spread throughout all the different Primary Grades and Dance Classes.
ALL important Recital Info is posted on this wiki and you'll want to check it every Sunday during April until our recitals!
Thanks for your support, patience and understanding, and for volunteering to help with the Dance Recital Receptions!
Every year, the PS dancers contribute creative ideas and movement patterns which Ms. Jan Duffy, the Primary Dance Specialist, uses to create original dances for-and with-each class, in the true spirit of "artistic collaboration". Primary Dancers have fun improvising to a wide variety of music, and learn age appropriate dance technique throughout the year too-but in their Spring performance, the children present what they liked best-whether it's portraying characters, telling stories, communicating a message, expressing a mood or a feeling, invoking a place, bringing their favorite music to life, or just showing off the way they like to dance for movement's own sake! You'll seldom see PS dancers standing in lines for their entire dance, doing all their movement in unison for the whole dance! Ms. Duffy believes in arranging "special parts" for each and every child to dance in smaller groups or with a partner, with everyone traveling on and off the stage all during the dance-learning to use the "wings", backstage and the stage space just like professional dancers do!
ABOUT COSTUMES:
ALL the boys wear "manly" costumes, (but NO tights for the guys-even for ballet dances). All the students wear costumes that suit their dances; the Dance Instructor orders everything needed. Girls in 1st and 2nd Grade enjoy wearing the beautiful tutus or ballet dresses (that they get to keep for "dress-up" when the recital is over)! All the 3rd Grader Dancers keep their costumes too-these "modern/jazz" costumes may all be very different in style, due to the music which may be just about any type-whatever the class decides with Ms. Duffy!
First and Second Graders Recital Dances: perform a classical, folk, or contemporary ballet dance; Ballet is the foundation for every other form of structured dance technique, so that's where we start, but Ms. Duffy includes fun improvisational modern dance too, so the children can also use their energy and exercise their imaginations without thinking about technical "steps".
3rd Grade Dancers Recital Dances: The "Seniors" of the Primary Schoolperform at the recital in the dance style they like best: contemporary, modern, jazz or musical theater dance-(whatever is most appealing to the dancers in each class)!
MORE ABOUT PS DANCE:
Dance instruction and choreography are individualized enough so that children who are experienced dancers can be positively and appropriately challenged, while those with less dance experience, (or no previous experience at all), also progress appropriately and happily! Primary Dance meets or exceeds the National Standards for Dance and the State of Georgia PE standards. Dance at Woodward Academy Primary School is taught as a Fine Arts subject for PE credit. Dance, as a subject, is offered at Woodward all the way through the 12th grade! Everyone Gets Lots of INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION!
PROFESSIONAL Instruction:
A former professional ballet and modern dancer, an an independent choreographer, Ms. Jan Duffy has been teaching dance to Primary boys and girls since 1991, but has only been at Woodward full-time since 2007, when the Primary School expanded. While waiting for the Primary School to grow, Ms. Duffy choreographed productions for the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, and for Walt Disney World's Magic Music Days. She's also choreographed for numerous Atlanta area high school musicals, show choirs and choral productions, including Tri-Cities and North Springs High Schools, The Northside School of Performing Arts, and The Westminster Schools.Many of Ms. Duffy's former students have gone on to major in dance in college, and are working today as professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators in colleges, high schools, and private dance studios.
A dance soloist and creative movement specialist on the professional artist roster of Young Audiences for 14 years, Ms. Duffy was chosen by National Young Audiences to serve as one of only six Atlanta Artist/Mentors charged with mentoring all the other Atlanta YA Artists in every discipline-drama, dance, music and visual art. With Sally Gayer, Ms. Duffy co-created Young Audiences original smART stART program for At Risk Kindergartners in 1995 receiving special recognition for her efforts by the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta City Schools.
Ms. Duffy is the author of dance curriculums for the Fulton County School and the Westminster Schools, helped start the Dance Departments at Tri-Cities and North Springs High Schools, served as the Chairman of the Dance Panel of the Fulton County Arts Council, and has presented workshops for SACS, for North Carolina Dance Alliance, Georgia Preschool, Dance Educators of Georgia, the Suzuki Association, and at both the Regional and International Conferences of Early Childhood Music and Movement Educators.
Ms. Duffy is best known in Atlanta for being a beloved dance teacher for the past 27 years to over 5,000 students between the ages of 3-18 in her private studio and with the nonprofit, DancerKids, Inc. For 18 years Jan Duffy was Co-Owner of Lee Harper and Dancers Studio and Founder & Director of its 600 member Children's School, creating and directing its community service oriented dance companies for children and teens (raising over $25,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta). In 1998, Ms. Duffy ended her association with Lee Harper to have more time with her growing family, but parents begged her not to stop teaching-and so she became the Founder and President of DancerKids, Inc, a nonprofit 501 c 3 dance education and community service organization in Buckhead, offering classes for ages 3-18, and dance companies for ages 7-18 -which since 2000 has become an established program of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Recreation Department- http://www.prumcsports.org.
Personally selected and trained by Jan Duffy, Martha Candler Cox currently teaches almost all of the DancerKids, Inc. classes at PRUMC, but Ms. Duffy still enjoys helping out as "Guest Choreographer" and "Stage Manager" as her schedule permits. Because of the encouraging and supportive mentoring they receive-and the extra performing opportunities they enjoy- many of Ms. Duffy's students choose to dance both in school and after school with "Ms. Jan and Ms. Martha's" elementary, middle and high school dance companies at PRUMC.Many of Ms. Duffy's former students have gone on to major in dance in college, and are working today as professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators in colleges, high schools, and private dance studios.
Grades 1 and 2: Ballet (Lively, FUN, and Great Exercise)!
While the children do receive an excellent classical ballet foundation, on par with the best ballet training anywhere, our classes are very active compared to most, and much more creative! Primary Dance classes have been especially designed by Ms. Duffy to meet the varied needs of all our boys and girls-(not just the few who think they want to be dancers or choreographers when they grow up)! The classes build on each other from one year to the next, but Ms. Duffy quickly "catches up" the new students. If your child wants to "try" dance before signing up, that's possible-but you should know hardly anyone ever fails to continue the class once they've tried it-it's that much fun!
The students are taught "real" ballet exercises, steps and choreography according to their individual abilities and needs. The boys particularly love "stage fighting"-especially with (toy) "sword play". The girls are always quite excited to learn simple "lifts" and partnering with the 'handsome princes" in their dance class! To spark their imaginations and get them moving, the children are provided with lots of interesting props, colorful costumes, and a wide variety of music-(not only traditional ballet music). The dancers like to "boogie" too! Dressing up, dancing and pretending with props helps each student to develop acting and performing skills they'll be able to use in dance recitals, choral programs, class presentations and "community meetings" (school assemblies).
Ms. Duffy loves to choreograph, and enjoys teaching her students to "make-up dances" too! Through Improvisation, Primary students freely explore the Basic Elements of Dance, (Body, Space, Time, Energy) in their own way to solve creative problems; they soon progress to combining their own "original" moves together with a few of the ballet, modern, and folk dance steps they're studying. The dancers may start out working on their own as "Movement Scientists", but with Ms. Duffy's encouragement, they soon branch out into collaborating with a partner or small group of classmates-developing intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that will be useful in every academic subject area. Making up original dances to tell a story, portray a mood or feeling, or "just for fun" to share with the class, is very empowering for all the dancers!
When it's time to create recital choreography for the Spring Dance Concert (5/2/10), Ms. Duffy can count on getting lots of creative and confident input from all the dancers! Grade 3: Modern/Jazz (Cool Music and Moves for the Coolest Kids in the PS)!
Boys and Girls get to exercise their inner Rock Star to all their favorite Radio Disney hits in this class-developing and increasing the strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance needed for basic good health, as well as to improve sports and drama and dance skills! Ms. Duffy teaches a children's syllabus of Cunningham/Horton/and Limon modern dance technique that she designed that is ballet based and informed by the professional training she received from Twyla Tharp and Merce Cunningham and Dance Company at the Wolftrap School of Performing Arts at American University. Because the 3rd Graders still love to use their imaginations, dance with props, and act out stories, the children often enjoy learning about musical theatre dance!
Third grade students love to make up dances! Through Improvisation (using the Basic Elements of Dance: Body, Space, Time and Energy most of them have been exploring with me since 1st Grades), our "movement scientists" start to become choreographers. They learn to creatively collaborate in groups, making up "choreography by committee", like Pilobolus. They also have fun exploring the effect of "Chance" operations on their dances, using methods similar to those pioneered by Merce Cunningham with the avant garde' composer, John Cage.
Over the Winter Break, dancers are encouraged to review and practice the dance steps they've learned, by making up a dance for themselves or for a partner or two, which is no longer than 2 minutes. They can choose their own music, and create their own costumes and props too! Then, in early January, they get to show off their choreography in a special "Talent Show" during their regular dance classes-but everyone is a "winner" because it's all "Just for Fun"! Having the chance to fully explore the craft of choreography enlivens the study of technique, and makes dance classwork more relevant, personally meaningful, and exciting! (And develops the same areas in the brain used by neurosurgeons, architects, and airline pilots),
"The Best Thing...
about Primary Dance is the Friendships You Make!" (Justin Berger, WAPS DANCE 2007)
Click-Dance Videos!
The video above is a documentary about the Alvin Ailey Dance Company as posted on You Tube.
You Tube is a great resource for parents and children to enjoy watching dance together-use their search feature to find clips of most of the famous classical ballets by name, such as "The Sleeping Beauty", "Coppelia", etc. or enter the name of a dance cmmpany or choreographer, i.e. New York City Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Rennie Harris, American Ballet Theatre, Pilobolus, etc. there's more to see than just the kinds of dance popular on television-though Ms. Duffy has to admit, even she gets caught up in "So you Think You Can Dance!"-sometimes! Ms. Duffy does suggest that parents watch with their kids, and even preview the clips for "appropriateness" beforehand if the choreography or artists are unfamiliar.All links included on this wiki are strictly intended for educational purposes only.
You Tube video clip of American Ballet Theatre "Swan Lake" This is the "Dance of the Cygnets" or "Dance of the Little Swans"- great teamwork! Even their heads move the same way at same time! Nureyev and Miss Piggy dance "Swan Lake" Rudolf Nureyev was a world famous ballet star from Russia, who danced and choreographed his own versions of many famous ballets. This one's Funny! "Tensile Involvement" opening credits for Film, The Company Tensile Involvement is a cool modern dance with props by Alvin Nicolais- first choreographed over 30 years ago, but it looks and sounds very New! In this film, the dancers are from The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, a group that included (at the time), the daughter of WALS Assoc. Head. Anne Spratlin. Kennedy Center Honors Alwin Nikolais Introducing this performance of "Tensile Involvement" is Jacques D'Amboise of the NYC Ballet who was, "once upon a time", one of Ms. Duffy's own ballet teachers! This clip is not as well lit as the previous clip- it was filmed "live" before an audience that included the President of the USA. This clip is an interesting contrast with the previous video as it features Nikolais' own dance company performing his work. Click Here to Dance with the New York City Ballet! This is from the NYC Ballet Workout Video #2.
Merce Cunningham, Rockefeller Award winner The video above is about one of the world's greatest living modern dance choreographers, Merce Cunningham, a Rockefeller Award winner who is now 90 years old and still making up dances, using special choreography software he helped create. Ms. Duffy c
TENTATIVE Recital Rehearsal and Performance Schedules-as of 2/1/12-
these dates will not change, but the times posted may change slightly- please check back in a few days for the Final Schedule.
Lawler/Wendt, Blair/Silvert, JennSilvert, Reker and Edmison/Haskell- rehearse Mon and Wed, April 23 and April 25 at these times:
Lawler/Wendt 2nd Grade Dancers: 8:30am-load onto bus for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 8:45-9:45am; after rehearsing, dancers change shoes, load bus at @9:50am at Richardson Hall & return to PS.
Blair/Silvert 1st Grade Dancers: 9:30am-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes rehearse onstage from 9:50am-10:30am, then change shoes & load onto bus at Richardson @10:40am and return to PS.
Jenn/Silvert 1st Grade Dancers: 10:10am-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 10:25am-11:10am, change shoes again, load onto bus @11:15am at Richardson and return to PS.
Reker 1st Grade Dancers: 12:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from12:30pm -1:25pm, then change shoes again, then load onto bus at Richardson @1:30pm to return to PS.
Edmison/Haskell 3rd Grade Dancers: 1:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 1:30-2:25, change shoes then load onto bus at Richardson @2:30/2:35pm to return to PS.
McBride/Weidart, Gordon/Pyke, Campbell/Walker and Taylor/Walker Dancers rehearse Tues and Thurs, April 24 and April 26 at these times:
McBride and Weidart Grade 3 Dance Class: 8:30am-load onto bus for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, rehearse onstage from 8:45-9:40am; after rehearsing, change shoes, load bus at @9:45/9:50am at Richardson Hall & return to PS.
Gordon and Pyke 2nd Grade Dance Class:-9:20am load onto bus for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, rehearse onstage from 9:40am-10:25am; after rehearsing, change shoes, load bus @10:50 at Richardson Hall, then return to PS.
Campbell/Walker 3rd Grade Dance Class: 10:10am-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 10:25-11:10am, change shoes, then load onto bus at Richardson @11:15am for ride back to PS.
Taylor/Walker 3rd Grade Dance Class: 12:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 12:30-1:25, then load onto bus at Richardson @1:30pm to return to PS.
All Dance Parents, Please Note:
April 27, Friday of Theater Week is Dance Dress Rehearsal/Assembly Performance -so all girl dancers really need to arrive at school with their hair already fixed in the required dance recital hair-style for their class-(thanks for understanding that Jan and Teachers cannot fix hair while also getting all the dancers into costumes and onto the bus by 9am). Please set your clocks early to fix Girls' hair, so they'll all look Fantastic in the photos that their teachers will be taking that morning!
Please start checking this Wiki weekly for Recital Updates in April- all the info you'll need to know will usually be posted near the very top of the PS Dance Wiki, but if you have any unanswered questions after reading the Wiki posts, then Please contact Jan Duffy ASAP: 404 765-3528 during the School Day so she can return your call ASAP; she is not near a computer when in the Theater all day- if you'll call the Office, or email your child's teacher, they can relay messages to Jan.
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Calling Volunteer Photographers!
If you'd like to come take photos of your child's Dance Class as they're working ontheir Recital Dances, we'd love to have New Photos to add to our Wiki Collection!
Come Anytime-the sooner the better-Before Spring Break, if you can!
No formal appt is needed; just show up for class-and if you can take a few pics of a class
that meets before or after your child's class', by all means, Do!
If you can't copy the photos to a CD Jan can keep within 1 week of your visit, be ready
to let Jan copy the photos for you-she asks for Volunteers because she'd like to keep
Teaching while Photos are taken, and it's hard for her to do Both by herself!
She'd like to post New Photos on this Wiiki ASAP! So come to Class if you can! Thanks!
Exciting Recital News
All the Primary School Dance Classes will be performing for all their manyAdoring Fans on Sunday, April 29, at either 2:30 or 4:15 as assigned by Class,
(Not Necessarily By Grade in School). No Tickets Are Necessary!
2:30 Show: Blair, Edmison, Haskell, Jenn, Lawler, Reker, Silvert and Wendt Dancers-
All are due at Richardson by 1:50 Latest-already wearing Full Costume with Girls' Hair
already fixed. Dance Classes pose on stage for you to take photos starting at 2pm, and
all boy and girl dancers are required to viisit the Restroom with a Parent (to "try") Before
the Teachers start lining them up at 1:55.
DANCE RECEPTION: Dancers' Parents will sponsor a Reception to honor their children
after they perform, in the Tyler Brown Upper School Lounge; Contact Brenda Cochran
(Edmison Grade 3), 1st Dance Reception Chair, to volunteer if your dancer performs at 2:30!
4:15 Show: Dancers-Campbell, Gordon, McBride, Pyke, Taylor, Walker and Weidart-
All are due at Richardson by 3:45 Latest so every boy and girl dancer can visit the
Restroom with their Parent (to "try")-Before their Teachers start lining them up for
Parents to take Dance Class photos at 3:50.
4:30 Dancers would also like to have their Parents sponsor a Dance Reception in their
Honor in the Jones Rotunda of Richardson Hall following their performance, if a
Terrific Parent or Two will volunteer ASAP to Chair the celebration. All you need to do is
contact the other Dance Parents to tell them what to bring, or allow them to help you set-up,
serve, or clean-up. School provides tables and white cloth tablecloths. Room Moms can help
you spread the word! Please call Jan ASAP if you are willing to Chair! 404 765-3528
About Our Dances
All PS Dancers will perform one piece original choreography at their Spring DanceConcert-dances that they're very busy helping me create right now in all our twice-weekly
Classes-so thanks for limiting absences whenever possible on Dance Class AND
Theater Rehearsal Days-the week of April 23 (that Schedule is Posted at the Very End
of this Wiki-sorry, but right now you have to scroll way down to get to it!)
Our Classes function like Teams, so we really Do need All Our Players-not just for the
Dance Concert-but for every dance class, as well as for Theater Week Rehearsals,
all take place during the School Day, but Not necessarily on your child's usual Dance
days-or at his/her usualPE period, because PS Theater Rehearsals go in Program Order.
THEATER REHEARSAL Schedule 4/23-4/27
Is posted at the END of the Wiki-scroll down to see which specific Dates and TimesWe Need Your Child Onstage during the WK of April 23! Theater Rehearsals are
scheduled in Program Order and may NOT be on your child's usual Dance Day or
at PE time; mark your calendar and alert your In-School Tutor or Piano Teacher ASAP
as the Theater Schedule Cannot be Changed, and We Need ALL dancers on our Team!
Our Dancers are glad to know they'll get to rehearse onstage 3 times during the
week of April 23, since they'll be performing "with real stage lights and everything"-
on the big Theater Stage in Richardson Hall- (which is Not the Chapel where you
come to see your child sing-the Richardson Hall Fine Arts Building is on the Upper
School Campus, just past the Main Gate and the Carlos Administration Building
Rehearsal Dates and Times for each Dance Class are posted on this Wiki,
But for now, you have to scroll all the way down to the end of the Wiki to see them-
(some bug in the Wiki program needs fixing)!
DANCE FEE PAST DUE!
A Few Parents Still Owe All or Some of their $160 Annual Dance Fee!Please check your bank statements and if you question whether or not your
check to WAPS Dance was received, please email cindy.schneider@woodward.
PLEASE SEND A BLANK EMAIL ASAP to janduffy@woodward.edu--if you didn't
already do so this Fall, when Jan first asked for ALL Dance Parents to do this to help her
compile an email list for DANCE.
Thanks!
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GoodWorkToolkit's Facebook pageHarvard's Good Work Project
Books by Harvard's Hobbs Professor of Cognition and Education-Howard Gardner, that Jan Duffy Recommends:
Gardner, H. (1991) The Unschooled Mind: How children think and how schools should teach, New York: Basic Books.
Gardner, Howard (1999) Intelligence Reframed. Multiple intelligences for the 21st century, New York: Basic Books.
292 + x pages. Useful review of Gardner's theory and discussion of issues and additions.
Gardner, Howard (1999) The Disciplined Mind: Beyond Facts And Standardized Tests, The K-12 Education That Every
Child Deserves, New York: Simon and Schuster (and New York: Penguin Putnam).
Gardner, H., Csikszentmihalyi, M. and Damon, W. (2001) Good Work: Where Excellence and Ethics Meet, New York:
Basic Books.
PLEASE READ & COMMENT
on one or more of Jan's blogposts published this past summer on Harvard's Good Work Blog-Blogpost 1 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Power of Many"
Blogpost 2 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Role of Engagement"
Blogpost 3 "Collaboration in Elementary Schools: the Role of Collaboration in Excellent
Teaching"
DONATIONS APPRECIATED
Parents who wish to do so are welcome to make specified donations to the WA FUND in Honor of
"WAPS DANCE", or their dancer, or Jan Duffy. Please feel free to ask that your donation be used for
new, taller mirrors for the WAPS Dance Studio; the dancers and Jan would be very grateful!
The projected cost of new mirrors is $5,000, but we'd like to have some that would allow all the PS dancers
to see their feet; unfortunately, our current PS dance mirrors are sized for Adults and many children cannot see
their lower legs or feet in the mirrors.
WEB LINKS TO ENJOY
****Invention at Play****!
Classics for Kids Music Games Loads of interesting activities and music clips too!
WOW! Terrific Dance Links for KIDS & Parents too!
MORE DANCE FUN ON THE WEB
Cyber Dance-Summer Dance, etc. All kinds of inks for dancers.
Five Ballet Positions Just so you don't forget-here's where to practice!
Young Ballerina's Guide for Kids and Parents-lot of good links too!
**How Do Dancers Remember ALL those Steps?**
Adventures in Music
The ART Zone-make art online!
Click Here to Discover a Hobby
Positive Thinking Skills for Kids (and the Grown-Ups who love them)
What Kind of "Intelligence" Is Most Like YOU? Want to figure out how you learn best? Take this quiz!
Wordle-make art from words! Can you make a Wordle using action words?
My Pop Music Studio for Girls Where Girls have FUN learning about Music and
Media Marketing Messages directed at women/girls.
New York Philharmonic Kidzone: Instrument Storage Room-
This is a good source for streaming sound files featuring each instrument of the classical orchestra.
Take this Test!
African Dance Work Out:
West African Dance Warm-Up
CHINESE DANCE:
Video clips about the Chinese Lion DanceMEXICAN DANCE:
Here's a Video of Traditional Mexican Dance StepsPARENT LINKS-
"Fun" for Parents This is the Reading Rockets website that is an incredibly useful
resource for parents, teachers, and others!
Louisiana Public Broadcasting: Step By Step: Kids Trimming Down:
Fitness & Nutrition Quiz
Test your knowledge of children's health with this interactive quiz.
Answer 20 questions about exercise, psychology, pediatrics and nutrition
and then evaluate your understanding of this growing problem.
"Life's a Stage-So Dance!"
What's Educational About Social Networking?
HOW YOU CAN HELP
Email Ms. Duffy if you would like to Chair the Second PS Dance Reception this year!jan.duffy@woodward.edu
WHY THERE'S a DANCE FEE
Because not all PS students choose to take Dance, WA tuition does NOT cover the cost of:
Dance Uniforms
Dance Shoes
Recital Costumes
Dance Classroom Props
Dance Recital Props
Dance Costume Accessories
Music for Dance Classes and Dance Performances
Music Copying and Editing
Blank CDs for Copying Musicecific to Dance
Classroom Decorations and Supplies Specific to Dance
Recital Hair Supplies, Sewing Supplies, Ribbons, Trims and Notions
Extra Printing Costs for Registration Forms
Extra Printing Costs for Recital Programs
Extra Printing Costs for "About My Dress Rehearsal" booklets
NO Money is budgeted by the Academy to cover the following costs,
which are also NOT covered by the Dance Fee:
Dance Reception Food
Recital Reception Supplies
Water Bottles for Dancers and Guests at Dance Receptions
Ice for the Dance Receptions
Reception Table Decorations, or Flowers of Any Kind, for Anyone
Dance Reception Clean-Up
Gifts for Dance Reception Chairs, Backstage Help or Theater Help
Dance Classroom Celebration Any Kind for All 160 Dancers
Holiday, Recital, or End of Year Prizes or Favors or Good Behavior or
Special Effort "rewards" for 160 Dance students
Cleaning, Repair and/or Replacement of Props, Costumes, Accessories,
and other supplies borrowed by other Teachers and Classes.
THANKS to Dance Parents
Thank you for paying your Annual Dance Fee ASAP, and for donating when you can-and Many, Many Thanks for all the sacrifices you make of your time. talent, and energy,
to "be there" whenever needed by our dancers and Jan Duffy. You're the BEST-
we only Dance together so happily at WAPS because of YOUR support and encouragement!
A TYPICAL PS DANCE DAY:
All Primary Dance Classes, (Gr. 1 or 2 Ballet, or Gr. 3 Modern/Jazz) follow the same general routine:
1) Students Dress Out (FYI: Until Dance Uniforms arrive, the children wear their usual PE Uniform to Dance class. Boys never wear tights; they wear cool athletic shorts with a t-shirt Ms. Duffy orders them from Sports Authority, and dance shoes Ms. Duffy also orders. Ms. Duffy orders all the girls ballet shoes, which they wear with their usual school socks to their twice weekly dance classes; Ms. Duffy also orders girls' tights for the May performances for any of the costumes that look best with tights. 2nd Grade girls will get a skirted leotard for class; 3rd grade girls get a leotard and separate skort from Ms. Duffy-once these arrive-usually in September--sooner, if all the parents bring in their one-time $160 Dance Fee on Registration Day or very soon after.
2) Transition from Dressing Room to Class: Yoga Charts and/or Structured Improvisation.
3) Teacher Leads Warm-Up Exercises (Ballet: Simple Barre or Center-Barre)
4) Floor or Barre Stretches
5) Movements in Place (Ballet: Center Floor Exercises)
6) Traveling Movements (Ballet: Petit and Grand Allegro)
7) Combinations of Movements/Structured Improvisation/Choreography (Teacher's and/or Students')
8) Closure/Dismissal to Dressing Room (Ballet: Reverence')
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NOTE about BREAKS:
Over the Winter & Spring Break, please encourage your dancer to review and practice the dance steps they've learned, by making up a dance to show you!
They can choose their own music, and create their own costumes and props too! Having the chance to fully explore the craft of choreography enlivens the study of technique, and makes dance classwork more relevant, personally meaningful, and exciting! (And develops the same areas in the brain used by neurosurgeons, architects, and airline pilots),
DON'T FORGET: THE RECITAL PROGRAM SCHEDULE is posted here on this wiki at the end of JANUARY 2012-
please check it carefully to be sure you know exactly when your dancer/s will perform. Due to the FIRE LAWS, it's very rare for us to be able to accommodate more than 6 PS Dance Classes and all of their associated Family members and Fans in the theater at one time!
WHY you need to check this wiki: ALL dancers in the same grade may or may NOT be performing at the very same show time, and sibling/dancers in the very same family may or may NOT be scheduled to perform at the very show time if all the siblings are too widely spread throughout all the different Primary Grades and Dance Classes.
ALL important Recital Info is posted on this wiki and you'll want to check it every Sunday during April until our recitals!
Thanks for your support, patience and understanding, and for volunteering to help with the Dance Recital Receptions!
Delicious Bookmarks I'm Sharing
WAPS DANCE CONCERT PHOTOS 2010
Student-Inspired Choreography!
Every year, the PS dancers contribute creative ideas and movement patterns which Ms. Jan Duffy, the Primary Dance Specialist, uses to create original dances for-and with-each class, in the true spirit of "artistic collaboration". Primary Dancers have fun improvising to a wide variety of music, and learn age appropriate dance technique throughout the year too-but in their Spring performance, the children present what they liked best-whether it's portraying characters, telling stories, communicating a message, expressing a mood or a feeling, invoking a place, bringing their favorite music to life, or just showing off the way they like to dance for movement's own sake! You'll seldom see PS dancers standing in lines for their entire dance, doing all their movement in unison for the whole dance! Ms. Duffy believes in arranging "special parts" for each and every child to dance in smaller groups or with a partner, with everyone traveling on and off the stage all during the dance-learning to use the "wings", backstage and the stage space just like professional dancers do!
ABOUT COSTUMES:
ALL the boys wear "manly" costumes, (but NO tights for the guys-even for ballet dances). All the students wear costumes that suit their dances; the Dance Instructor orders everything needed. Girls in 1st and 2nd Grade enjoy wearing the beautiful tutus or ballet dresses (that they get to keep for "dress-up" when the recital is over)! All the 3rd Grader Dancers keep their costumes too-these "modern/jazz" costumes may all be very different in style, due to the music which may be just about any type-whatever the class decides with Ms. Duffy!First and Second Graders Recital Dances:
perform a classical, folk, or contemporary ballet dance; Ballet is the foundation for every other form of structured dance technique, so that's where we start, but Ms. Duffy includes fun improvisational modern dance too, so the children can also use their energy and exercise their imaginations without thinking about technical "steps".
3rd Grade Dancers Recital Dances:
The "Seniors" of the Primary School perform at the recital in the dance style they like best: contemporary, modern, jazz or musical theater dance-(whatever is most appealing to the dancers in each class)!
MORE ABOUT PS DANCE:
Dance instruction and choreography are individualized enough so that children who are experienced dancers can be positively and appropriately challenged, while those with less dance experience, (or no previous experience at all), also progress appropriately and happily! Primary Dance meets or exceeds the National Standards for Dance and the State of Georgia PE standards. Dance at Woodward Academy Primary School is taught as a Fine Arts subject for PE credit. Dance, as a subject, is offered at Woodward all the way through the 12th grade!
Everyone Gets Lots of INDIVIDUAL ATTENTION!
PROFESSIONAL Instruction:
A former professional ballet and modern dancer, an an independent choreographer, Ms. Jan Duffy has been teaching dance to Primary boys and girls since 1991, but has only been at Woodward full-time since 2007, when the Primary School expanded. While waiting for the Primary School to grow, Ms. Duffy choreographed productions for the Atlanta Symphony, Atlanta Opera, and for Walt Disney World's Magic Music Days. She's also choreographed for numerous Atlanta area high school musicals, show choirs and choral productions, including Tri-Cities and North Springs High Schools, The Northside School of Performing Arts, and The Westminster Schools. Many of Ms. Duffy's former students have gone on to major in dance in college, and are working today as professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators in colleges, high schools, and private dance studios.A dance soloist and creative movement specialist on the professional artist roster of Young Audiences for 14 years, Ms. Duffy was chosen by National Young Audiences to serve as one of only six Atlanta Artist/Mentors charged with mentoring all the other Atlanta YA Artists in every discipline-drama, dance, music and visual art. With Sally Gayer, Ms. Duffy co-created Young Audiences original smART stART program for At Risk Kindergartners in 1995 receiving special recognition for her efforts by the City of Atlanta and the Atlanta City Schools.
Ms. Duffy is the author of dance curriculums for the Fulton County School and the Westminster Schools, helped start the Dance Departments at Tri-Cities and North Springs High Schools, served as the Chairman of the Dance Panel of the Fulton County Arts Council, and has presented workshops for SACS, for North Carolina Dance Alliance, Georgia Preschool, Dance Educators of Georgia, the Suzuki Association, and at both the Regional and International Conferences of Early Childhood Music and Movement Educators.
Ms. Duffy is best known in Atlanta for being a beloved dance teacher for the past 27 years to over 5,000 students between the ages of 3-18 in her private studio and with the nonprofit, DancerKids, Inc. For 18 years Jan Duffy was Co-Owner of Lee Harper and Dancers Studio and Founder & Director of its 600 member Children's School, creating and directing its community service oriented dance companies for children and teens (raising over $25,000 for Children's Healthcare of Atlanta). In 1998, Ms. Duffy ended her association with Lee Harper to have more time with her growing family, but parents begged her not to stop teaching-and so she became the Founder and President of DancerKids, Inc, a nonprofit 501 c 3 dance education and community service organization in Buckhead, offering classes for ages 3-18, and dance companies for ages 7-18 -which since 2000 has become an established program of Peachtree Road United Methodist Church Recreation Department- http://www.prumcsports.org.
Personally selected and trained by Jan Duffy, Martha Candler Cox currently teaches almost all of the DancerKids, Inc. classes at PRUMC, but Ms. Duffy still enjoys helping out as "Guest Choreographer" and "Stage Manager" as her schedule permits. Because of the encouraging and supportive mentoring they receive-and the extra performing opportunities they enjoy- many of Ms. Duffy's students choose to dance both in school and after school with "Ms. Jan and Ms. Martha's" elementary, middle and high school dance companies at PRUMC. Many of Ms. Duffy's former students have gone on to major in dance in college, and are working today as professional dancers, choreographers, and dance educators in colleges, high schools, and private dance studios.
Grades 1 and 2: Ballet
(Lively, FUN, and Great Exercise)!
While the children do receive an excellent classical ballet foundation, on par with the best ballet training anywhere, our classes are very active compared to most, and much more creative! Primary Dance classes have been especially designed by Ms. Duffy to meet the varied needs of all our boys and girls-(not just the few who think they want to be dancers or choreographers when they grow up)! The classes build on each other from one year to the next, but Ms. Duffy quickly "catches up" the new students. If your child wants to "try" dance before signing up, that's possible-but you should know hardly anyone ever fails to continue the class once they've tried it-it's that much fun!
The students are taught "real" ballet exercises, steps and choreography according to their individual abilities and needs. The boys particularly love "stage fighting"-especially with (toy) "sword play". The girls are always quite excited to learn simple "lifts" and partnering with the 'handsome princes" in their dance class! To spark their imaginations and get them moving, the children are provided with lots of interesting props, colorful costumes, and a wide variety of music-(not only traditional ballet music). The dancers like to "boogie" too! Dressing up, dancing and pretending with props helps each student to develop acting and performing skills they'll be able to use in dance recitals, choral programs, class presentations and "community meetings" (school assemblies).
Ms. Duffy loves to choreograph, and enjoys teaching her students to "make-up dances" too! Through Improvisation, Primary students freely explore the Basic Elements of Dance, (Body, Space, Time, Energy) in their own way to solve creative problems; they soon progress to combining their own "original" moves together with a few of the ballet, modern, and folk dance steps they're studying. The dancers may start out working on their own as "Movement Scientists", but with Ms. Duffy's encouragement, they soon branch out into collaborating with a partner or small group of classmates-developing intrapersonal and interpersonal skills that will be useful in every academic subject area. Making up original dances to tell a story, portray a mood or feeling, or "just for fun" to share with the class, is very empowering for all the dancers!
When it's time to create recital choreography for the Spring Dance Concert (5/2/10), Ms. Duffy can count on getting lots of creative and confident input from all the dancers!
Grade 3: Modern/Jazz
(Cool Music and Moves for the Coolest Kids in the PS)!
Boys and Girls get to exercise their inner Rock Star to all their favorite Radio Disney hits in this class-developing and increasing the strength, flexibility, coordination, and balance needed for basic good health, as well as to improve sports and drama and dance skills!
Ms. Duffy teaches a children's syllabus of Cunningham/Horton/and Limon modern dance technique that she designed that is ballet based and informed by the professional training she received from Twyla Tharp and Merce Cunningham and Dance Company at the Wolftrap School of Performing Arts at American University. Because the 3rd Graders still love to use their imaginations, dance with props, and act out stories, the children often enjoy learning about musical theatre dance!
Third grade students love to make up dances! Through Improvisation (using the Basic Elements of Dance: Body, Space, Time and Energy most of them have been exploring with me since 1st Grades), our "movement scientists" start to become choreographers. They learn to creatively collaborate in groups, making up "choreography by committee", like Pilobolus. They also have fun exploring the effect of "Chance" operations on their dances, using methods similar to those pioneered by Merce Cunningham with the avant garde' composer, John Cage.
Over the Winter Break, dancers are encouraged to review and practice the dance steps they've learned, by making up a dance for themselves or for a partner or two, which is no longer than 2 minutes. They can choose their own music, and create their own costumes and props too! Then, in early January, they get to show off their choreography in a special "Talent Show" during their regular dance classes-but everyone is a "winner" because it's all "Just for Fun"! Having the chance to fully explore the craft of choreography enlivens the study of technique, and makes dance classwork more relevant, personally meaningful, and exciting! (And develops the same areas in the brain used by neurosurgeons, architects, and airline pilots),
"The Best Thing...
about Primary Dance is the Friendships You Make!" (Justin Berger, WAPS DANCE 2007)Click-Dance Videos!
The video above is a documentary about the Alvin Ailey Dance Company as posted on You Tube.
You Tube is a great resource for parents and children to enjoy watching dance together-use their search feature to find clips of most of the famous classical ballets by name, such as "The Sleeping Beauty", "Coppelia", etc. or enter the name of a dance cmmpany or choreographer, i.e. New York City Ballet, Mark Morris Dance Company, Twyla Tharp, Merce Cunningham, Rennie Harris, American Ballet Theatre, Pilobolus, etc. there's more to see than just the kinds of dance popular on television-though Ms. Duffy has to admit, even she gets caught up in "So you Think You Can Dance!"-sometimes! Ms. Duffy does suggest that parents watch with their kids, and even preview the clips for "appropriateness" beforehand if the choreography or artists are unfamiliar. All links included on this wiki are strictly intended for educational purposes only.
You Tube video clip of American Ballet Theatre "Swan Lake"
This is the "Dance of the Cygnets" or "Dance of the Little Swans"-
great teamwork! Even their heads move the same way at same time!
Nureyev and Miss Piggy dance "Swan Lake"
Rudolf Nureyev was a world famous ballet star from Russia, who danced and
choreographed his own versions of many famous ballets. This one's Funny!
"Tensile Involvement" opening credits for Film, The Company
Tensile Involvement is a cool modern dance with props by Alvin Nicolais-
first choreographed over 30 years ago, but it looks and sounds very New!
In this film, the dancers are from The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago, a group that
included (at the time), the daughter of WALS Assoc. Head. Anne Spratlin.
Kennedy Center Honors Alwin Nikolais
Introducing this performance of "Tensile Involvement" is Jacques D'Amboise
of the NYC Ballet who was, "once upon a time", one of Ms. Duffy's own
ballet teachers! This clip is not as well lit as the previous clip- it was filmed
"live" before an audience that included the President of the USA. This clip is
an interesting contrast with the previous video as it features Nikolais' own
dance company performing his work.
Click Here to Dance with the New York City Ballet!
This is from the NYC Ballet Workout Video #2.
Merce Cunningham, Rockefeller Award winner
The video above is about one of the world's greatest living modern dance
choreographers, Merce Cunningham, a Rockefeller Award winner who is now
90 years old and still making up dances, using special choreography software
he helped create. Ms. Duffy c
TENTATIVE Recital Rehearsal and Performance Schedules-as of 2/1/12-
these dates will not change, but the times posted may change slightly-please check back in a few days for the Final Schedule.
Lawler/Wendt, Blair/Silvert, JennSilvert, Reker and Edmison/Haskell-
rehearse Mon and Wed, April 23 and April 25 at these times:
Lawler/Wendt 2nd Grade Dancers: 8:30am-load onto bus for ride to Richardson
Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 8:45-9:45am; after rehearsing,
dancers change shoes, load bus at @9:50am at Richardson Hall & return to PS.
Blair/Silvert 1st Grade Dancers: 9:30am-load bus at PS for ride to
Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes rehearse onstage from 9:50am-10:30am,
then change shoes & load onto bus at Richardson @10:40am and return to PS.
Jenn/Silvert 1st Grade Dancers: 10:10am-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson
Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 10:25am-11:10am,
change shoes again, load onto bus @11:15am at Richardson and return to PS.
Reker 1st Grade Dancers: 12:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to Richardson Hall
Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from12:30pm -1:25pm, then change
shoes again, then load onto bus at Richardson @1:30pm to return to PS.
Edmison/Haskell 3rd Grade Dancers: 1:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to
Richardson Hall, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 1:30-2:25, change shoes
then load onto bus at Richardson @2:30/2:35pm to return to PS.
McBride/Weidart, Gordon/Pyke, Campbell/Walker and Taylor/Walker Dancers
rehearse Tues and Thurs, April 24 and April 26 at these times:
McBride and Weidart Grade 3 Dance Class: 8:30am-load onto bus for ride to
Richardson Hall Theater, rehearse onstage from 8:45-9:40am; after rehearsing,
change shoes, load bus at @9:45/9:50am at Richardson Hall & return to PS.
Gordon and Pyke 2nd Grade Dance Class:-9:20am load onto bus for ride to
Richardson Hall Theater, rehearse onstage from 9:40am-10:25am; after rehearsing,
change shoes, load bus @10:50 at Richardson Hall, then return to PS.
Campbell/Walker 3rd Grade Dance Class: 10:10am-load bus at PS for ride to
Richardson Hall Theater, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 10:25-11:10am,
change shoes, then load onto bus at Richardson @11:15am for ride back to PS.
Taylor/Walker 3rd Grade Dance Class: 12:15pm-load bus at PS for ride to
Richardson Hall, change shoes, rehearse onstage from 12:30-1:25, then load onto
bus at Richardson @1:30pm to return to PS.
All Dance Parents, Please Note:
April 27, Friday of Theater Week is Dance Dress Rehearsal/Assembly Performance
-so all girl dancers really need to arrive at school with their hair already fixed
in the required dance recital hair-style for their class-(thanks for understanding that
Jan and Teachers cannot fix hair while also getting all the dancers into costumes
and onto the bus by 9am). Please set your clocks early to fix Girls' hair, so they'll all
look Fantastic in the photos that their teachers will be taking that morning!
Please start checking this Wiki weekly for Recital Updates in April-
all the info you'll need to know will usually be posted near the very top of the PS Dance
Wiki, but if you have any unanswered questions after reading the Wiki posts, then
Please contact Jan Duffy ASAP: 404 765-3528 during the School Day so she can
return your call ASAP; she is not near a computer when in the Theater all day-
if you'll call the Office, or email your child's teacher, they can relay messages to Jan.